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The climactic final stop of the Qatar Airways GKA Kite World Tour 2023 is a thriller with the world title races in the Freestyle discipline still wide open after a season-long drama. The finals are held on the lagoon of Fuwairit Kite Beach Resort, with its mirror-flat waters and steady breezes. Bruna Kajiya (BRA), Mikaili Sol (USA) and Nathalie Lambrecht (SWE) advance to the women’s final. Bruna Kajia and Mikaili Sol are set for showdown in the decider for the coveted Freestyle crown in Qatar...

The first World Cup of the Qatar Airways GKA Kite World Tour season has taken place in Furwairit, Qatar over the last five days. The Tour’s freestyle riders did put on an exciting show of high-performance competition in this unique, natural set-up. A shallow water lagoon makes it perfect for freestyle competition. In the end, it was brazilian Bruna Kajiya and the italian Gianmaria Coccoluto who secured the victory in the first World Cup of the season, opening the fight for the title in 2023.

A packed house at Fuwairit Kite Beach in Qatar witnessed the first clash of the Qatar Airways GKA Kite World Tour season where Bruna Kajiya made an ecstatic return to the top step and Gianmaria Coccoluto’s title defence held firm.

The opening day of the Visit Qatar GKA Freestyle Kite World Cup at Fuwairit Kite Beach Resort in Qatar saw bright blue skies and warm southerly winds at the event site all day. In the end the wind didn’t become suitable to make a start to the competition at this opening event of the Qatar Airways GKA Kite World Tour season, especially as there are stronger northerly winds forecast later in the week. Competitors took advantage of the available conditions to hit the lagoon at this amazing new...

As was forecast, conditions continued to deliver the lighter southerly winds on day two of the Visit Qatar GKA Freestyle Kite World Cup, though a positive start was made to the competition and the line-up for the women’s final is complete. The riding fleet is very compact at this event with just 16 men and eight women. The level amongst the competitors is incredibly high, but with this reduced fleet the men started directly at the quarter final stage, with four heats of four riders. There wou...